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USDT
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0.02%
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BNB
$1,037.40
11.98%
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9.41%
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SOL
$175.75
9.88%
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USDC
$0.9999
0.01%
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TRX
$0.3075
4.73%
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DOGE
$0.1776
10.62%
ADA logo
ADA
$0.6004
11.21%
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USDE
$0.9993
0.04%
HYPE logo
HYPE
$34.23
10.97%
LINK logo
LINK
$15.86
13.71%
XLM logo
XLM
$0.2937
10.26%
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BCH
$461.64
12.15%
WBT logo
WBT
$39.91
5.36%
LEO logo
LEO
$9.2674
3.87%
SUI logo
SUI
$2.3160
14.32%
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AVAX
$19.39
12.32%
HBAR logo
HBAR
$0.1590
12.47%
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BTC
$104,151.38
5.36%
ETH logo
ETH
$3,713.71
8.32%
USDT logo
USDT
$1.0002
0.02%
BNB logo
BNB
$1,037.40
11.98%
XRP logo
XRP
$2.2140
9.41%
SOL logo
SOL
$175.75
9.88%
USDC logo
USDC
$0.9999
0.01%
TRX logo
TRX
$0.3075
4.73%
DOGE logo
DOGE
$0.1776
10.62%
ADA logo
ADA
$0.6004
11.21%
USDE logo
USDE
$0.9993
0.04%
HYPE logo
HYPE
$34.23
10.97%
LINK logo
LINK
$15.86
13.71%
XLM logo
XLM
$0.2937
10.26%
BCH logo
BCH
$461.64
12.15%
WBT logo
WBT
$39.91
5.36%
LEO logo
LEO
$9.2674
3.87%
SUI logo
SUI
$2.3160
14.32%
AVAX logo
AVAX
$19.39
12.32%
HBAR logo
HBAR
$0.1590
12.47%
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In Canada They're 'Essential,' In Argentina They're Shut Down: Bitcoin Miners Reckon With COVID-19

Here's how the "Great Lockdown" is redrawing the bitcoin mining landscape. The halving and economic crisis may be priced-in – but local politics aren't.

By Leigh Cuen
Updated May 9, 2023, 3:07 a.m. Published Apr 17, 2020, 4:30 p.m.
BIG PICTURE: “The world is grappling right now with different supply chain issues like getting ventilators and masks around the world as opposed to bitcoin mining,” says Hut 8’s CEO. (Credit: Shutterstock)